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Accepting Love
Love can never be unlearned when it’s always unreturned; And the only thing you yearn, (reciprocal and well earned), is to never feel heart burned. We, fools, truly can’t discern if it’s the heart or book-learned.
Card Counting #1: Talking to the Ancestors
“I used to have a racist Chinese friend who changed his name to sound more European. . .”–Stephen Earley Jordan II Continue reading
Posted in Life in Puerto Rico, poetry, Spiritual, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged black authors, black writers, poetry, Puerto Rico, racism, spirits, tarot
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You were the remedy
You were the remedy– fierce and destructive, destroying life like Hurricane Maria, doling out blows to your children with unyielding winds, battering hope. She was expected to be the success story, the one to get you out of ‘this damn … Continue reading
5 Ways to Make Your Writing Stand Out
New Essay, “5 Ways to Make Your Writing Stand Out” by Stephen Earley Jordan II #WritingTips #BlackAuthors #Literature #Poetry #Fiction Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged dialogue, poetry, poetry writing, research, stephen earley jordan, writing, writing tip
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Paths Cross
“Please return on lonely nights or days, you discern when I need strength and solace. . .” Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Race, Spiritual, Writing
Tagged african american, african american poetry, black poetry, poetry, Stephen earley jordan ii, writing
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Warm Rain
“Black boys are warm rain with nothing to gain. . .” Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Race, Spiritual, Writing
Tagged african american, african american poetry, black poetry, BLM, poetry, Stephen earley jordan ii, writing
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